theta pinch

English

Noun

theta pinch (plural theta pinches)

  1. (nuclear physics) A pinch (magnetic compression of an electrically-conducting filament) where the magnetic field runs down the axis of the cylinder, while the electric field is in the azimuthal direction.
    Synonyms: thetatron, θ-pinch
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.